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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What amazes White about all the different kinds of people that live in New York?
(a) They all exist.
(b) They live together.
(c) They do not help one another.
(d) They do not leave the city.

2. What title does White say New York will always hold over all other big cities?
(a) Elevated.
(b) Craziest.
(c) Advanced.
(d) Loftiest.

3. What does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping?
(a) Crime heights.
(b) Hysteria.
(c) Oppression.
(d) Destruction.

4. How does White say many visitors to New York get lost?
(a) They don't ask for directions.
(b) They get their north confused with their south.
(c) They try to follow a map.
(d) They take the wrong subway.

5. Where did White go to college?
(a) Cornell.
(b) Columbia.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Georgetown.

Short Answer Questions

1. How close does White say the people in New York are constantly escaping something?

2. What does White say would happen if the communities in New York stopped working together for one day?

3. Why will a visitor to New York have a hard time understanding the waiters, according to White?

4. How many people does White say would be killed if an enemy used his suggested weapon on the city?

5. How does White describe the different neighborhoods in New York?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does White write about when he reminisces about his past memories in New York?

2. What did White try to keep a balance of while writing this book?

3. What does White say called him to New York?

4. What does White say about the Empire State building?

5. What part of the city does White describe in the most detail and why?

6. What is an interesting record that Manhattan holds?

7. Why does White say the people in New York always build skyward?

8. What does White say about the subterranean pipes in New York?

9. What are the two main reactions White says visitors to New York will have?

10. What does White say all people in New York are looking for?

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